The Slovenes, Slovene fowk, Slovenies, or Slovenie fowk (Slovene: Slovenci, /sloˈʋeːntsi/, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki, singular Slovenka) are the northmaist Sooth Slavicethnic group livin in historical Slovene launds, surroondit bi German-speakin Austrians on the north, Italian-speakin an Friulan-speakin neebours on wast, Hungarian-speakin population on east, an Croatie-speakin Slavic relatives on sooth. The leid the Slovenes speak is Slovene, a Sooth Slavic eid wi significant similarities tae the Wast Slavic leids. The Slovenes live mainly in Slovenie an as a recognisit minority in Austrick, Croatie, Hungary, an Italy, whaur they in the latter three kintras are indigenous. Expatriates live mainly in ither European kintras an in the Unitit States, Canadae, Argentinae an Australie.
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↑Lucija Horvat (6 Februar 2008). "Zavest o slovenskih koreninah". Spletna Demokracija (in Slovene). Retrieved 10 Apryle 2008.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)